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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN D. JONES, or TOPEKA, KANSAS.

S PLlNT-CUTTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 324,387, dated August18, 1885.

Application filed November 1, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN D. J ONES, a citizen of the United States,residing at North Topeka, in the county of Shawnee and State of Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Splint-CuttingMachines; and I do declare the following to be'a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to machinery intended especially for the cuttingof matchsplints, and has for its object to provide a simple machine bywhich match-splints may be out directly from a log of wood suitablysupported on the machine.

It has for further objects to adapt the machine for ready conversionfrom a matchsplint cutter to a veneer-cutter, suited to cut ordinaryveneers or veneer-strips from which to make boxes for matches orotherwise.

To the ends described, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, combined and arranged substantially as hereinafterfully described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a top plan view. Fig. 2 is a sideview, and Fig. 3 an end view of my machine.

The stand or main frame of my machine is provided with the horizontaltop frame No. 1, consisting of the end bars, Nos. 2 and 3, the side barsNos. 4 and 5, and the bar No. 6, which divides the frame longitudinally,as shown. On the bars 4 and 6 are formed the shears or guides 7 7, onwhich the slides 13 and 16 are held, and movable, as presentlydescribed.

The drive-shaft 8 is journaled in bars 5 and 6, and is provided on oneend with loose and drive pulleys, A B, fitted to receive a belt from anengine or other driving-motor. 011 the drive-shaft 8 is also secured thepinion O and a worm-wheel, M. The worm-wheel Mis meshed with aworm-gear, 10, mounted on a shaft, 11, which is journaled in the endbars, 2 and 3, and is projected beyond said bars and provided on one endwith gear 1? and on the opposite end with gear L, for the purposes whichI have adapted for application to my machine by removing the cylinder15.

A shaft, 9, is journaled in bars 5 6, adjacent to the drive-shaft, andis provided with a pinion, E, meshed with pinion O e,aud with a pinion,F, meshed with gear G, secured on the spindle H, journaled between thebars 5 and 6, and having, its end extended beyond the bar 6, and formedwith a square or other suitable carrying-head, similarto thecarryinghead or center of wood'turning lathes.

The log is held between center H and an ordinary stationary center, I,supported by a suitable standard on the bar 4, and is revolved by centerH, as will be understood from the above description.

A slide, 13, is mounted and movable on shears or guides 7, and isprovided with stand ards Y,on which are supported boxes 14,wh ich may beadjusted horizontally on said standards by means of set-screws W, forthe purpose of setting the box 14. carrying the roller 15 nearer to orfarther from the log.

The cylinder 15 is journaled in boxes 14,

and is provided with cutters J, projecting radially, as shown. Thesecutters may be formed integrally with the cylinder or secured thereto inany suitable manner.

A slide, 16, is mounted and movable on the guides 7 on the oppositesides of centers H I from the slide 13. It is provided with standards R,on which are mounted boxes 17, similar to and adjustable like boxes 14for a like purpose. Through the medium of set-screws w, shaft 0 isjournaled on the boxes 17, and is provided with cutting disks N, whichare keyed on and movable along shaft 0. and held at any point thereto byset-screws N. The slide 16 is provided on its inner side with a wing,18, extending up from its lower side and provided with veneer knife orstripper Q, which may be formed integral with or be secured in suitablemanner to the slide.

The shafts K K are journaled respectively in the bars 2 and 3, betweenbars etand 6. The inner end of each of these shafts is threaded, and theshaft K turns in a threaded opening through a block dependingfrom slide13. The other shaft, K, turns in a threaded opening through a blockdepending from slide 16. As these shafts are revolved they feed theslides toward or from the center on which the log is supported. It ispreferred to make one of the feed-shafts or screws K K right and theother left handed, so as to operate properly in connection with thegearing presently described.

Gears L P are keyed on and movable along the outer ends of respectivelyshafts K K.

The shaft 11 is provided on one end with a gear, L, and on its oppositeend with gear 1?. Gear L is meshed with gear L", which in turn mesheswith gear L. Gear P is meshed with gear P, which in turn meshes withgear P. On the outer end of the shafts K K are arranged suitable handwheels or cranks, by which they may be independently revolved whenthrown out of gear with the driving part of the machine.

Bail-handles 1.9 are connected with wheels L P, by which the said wheelsmay be conveniently moved along their shafts into and out of engagementwith gears I L.

The gears Ii I may be dispensed with, and the wheels P I geared directlytogether by belts or sprocket-bands, or be made sufficiently large tointermesh; but I prefer to use said wheels L I, as shown, and beforedescribed.

In operation a log is placed on the centers H I, and will be revolved byeenterI-Ithrough the drive mechanism before described.

The slides 13 and 16 are now advanced toward the log. It is desirableusually to adjust the slide 13 so that its cutters all engage the logbefore cutters Q, N, which adjustment may be conveniently secured byturning shaft K independently of the driving mechanism, or aslightadjustment may be secured by adj usting the boxes 14.

As cutters J N come in contact with the log,it by its revolutionrevolves said cutters. The cutters J cut the log longitudinally to adepth equal to the thickness of a match, the cutters N cut the log intoproper match-lengths, and cutter Q, strips the match-splints from thelog. By adjusting the cutters N on their shaft the match-splints can becut to various lengths,as may be desired.

It will be seen that the rails or guides 7 serve to support both slides13 and 16, and that the latter slide 16 carries both the scoring-cuttersN, and the stripper or veneer-cutter Q.

In order to carry off. the match-splints and deliver them in properarrangement for dipping or heading, I provide the endless apronsupported at one end on shaft V below the logsupport. This shaft isdriven by a belt connecting its pulley U with pulley U on the spindle H.The match-splints fall into this apron through openings S S formedthrough the slide 16.

By throwing slide 13 out of feed-gear the cutter Q can be employed tocut veneer-strips from the log, and the scorers N may be used to dividesaid veneer into proper widths for boxes or otherwise.

It will be seen that by drawing the. gears L P out of engagement withtheir respective driving gears the slides 13 and 16 may be moved byturning their hand-wheels back and forth independently of each other andof the driving mechanism. By this construction the slides 13 and 16 maybe adjusted so as to engage properly on opposite sides of the log, orone slide may be thrown out of gear, so as to out only with the other.For instance, when it is desired to cut veneer-blanks, the slide 13 maybe thrown out of gear. Again, when it is desired to cut match'splintsthe full length of the log, the cutters N may be set back byadjusting-boxes 17 ,and the roller 15 and stripper caused to operateagainst the log.

By the novel arrangement of cutters,J N,and Q, the gearing issimplified, and the parts are disposed compactly,so as to take up butlittle room.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-- The combination of the gears L I", driven by theoperating mechanism, the cutter-supporting slides 13 and 16,arranged onopposite sides of the work, the screws K K, the gears L P, gearednormally with wheels L P, the said gears L P being keyed on and movablealong their respective screws, whereby they may be independently thrownout of gear with the driving mechanism, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN D. J ONES.

Witnesses:

J. M. BAIR, J. H. STANTON.

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